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April 30, 2025
Daizy AI Releases Key AI Considerations for Fund BoardsDaizy AI, a service provider focusing in AI-enabled content generation and insight solutions for financial services, recently released a summary of key considerations for fund boards related to the oversight of AI.
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April 29, 2025
Event of Interest: EY to host Virtual Program on What’s Next for Financial ServicesThe webcast will focus on the digital assets space including cryptocurrency regulation, developments in merger & acquisition activity, and the evolving global landscape.
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April 28, 2025
Paul Atkins Sworn in as SEC ChairOn Monday, April 21 Paul Atkins was sworn in as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Chairman Atkins was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2025.
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April 24, 2025
SEC Extends Compliance Timeline for Investment Company ReportingAccording to the press release, larger fund groups would have until November 17, 2027 (formerly November 17, 2025), while smaller fund groups would have until May 18, 2028 (formerly May 18, 2026).
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April 23, 2025
Nasdaq Publishes 2024 ETF Retail Investor SurveyThe contents of the report focus heavily on the generational impacts on retail investing and how those impacts spur growth in the ETF marketplace. The survey also highlights that younger generations are dedicating more of their time to investment research, including millennials.
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April 22, 2025
MFDF In-Person Program: Developments in Registered FundsThe program is specifically designed to provide fund board directors of registered investment companies (RICs) with the insights and strategies necessary for their oversight responsibilities.
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April 21, 2025
Stradley Ronon Webinar, Resources Highlight Dual Share Class DevelopmentsThe program highlights amendments to the Dimensional application including a more detailed outline of board responsibilities both in the initial stages and after the new class has been launched.
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April 17, 2025
Role of the Fund Director in the Oversight of the Risk Management FunctionIn April 2025, MFDF, in collaboration with Deloitte, released an update of its white paper, “Role of the Fund Director in the Oversight of the Risk Management Function.”
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April 17, 2025
Fund Director Recruitment Practices ReportIn April 2025, MFDF released a report covering the results of its Fund Board Recruitment Practices Survey.
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April 17, 2025
Management Practice Requests Participants for CCO SurveyThe survey requests information which is considered to be proprietary; however, MPI commits to keeping all submissions confidential. The data provided is aggregated and individual names or complex-specific data will never be revealed.
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April 16, 2025
MFDF Webinar: SEC-ing is Believing- The First 100 Days of the Trump AdministrationSara Crovitz and Miranda Sturgis, partners at Stradley Ronon, will discuss the opening months of the new administration and implications for fund directors.
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April 15, 2025
MFDF Publication: Role of the Fund Director in the Oversight of the Risk Management FunctionThe updated white paper outlines the risk management roles and duties of fund directors, discusses sample risk management program elements and practices, and provides an overview of specific areas of existing and emerging risks that impact the investment management industry.
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April 14, 2025
MFDF Publication: Fund Director Recruitment PracticesThe report offers findings relating to recruitment processes, sourcing candidates, candidate slates, and consideration of future recruitment.
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April 11, 2025
Paul Atkins Confirmed as the Next SEC ChairThe U.S. Senate voted 52-44 to confirm Paul Atkins to serve as the next Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Issue areas he is likely to focus on include digital assets and cryptocurrency, ETF share class applications, private funds, and capital formation topics, among other areas.
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April 10, 2025
Board Bookshelf: The Complete Guide to ETF Portfolio ManagementThe Complete Guide to ETF Portfolio Management is primarily written for portfolio managers of ETFs but the book’s coherent structure, plain language, and easy-to-follow examples can demystify for fund directors how these products work and the intricacies of managing their performance.
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April 9, 2025
MFDF Webinar: Exploring a Decade of Transformation in US & European Fund Fee TrendsThe discussion will focus on Broadridge's 2024 white paper that investigates the changes in fund costs across US, UK, Ireland, and Luxembourg over the last 10 years.
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April 8, 2025
SEC Hosts Roundtable on Artificial IntelligenceThe SEC’s AI Roundtable was innovation oriented and technology-neutral throughout. The panelists focused on the potential risks of generative AI and discussed mitigating controls including human oversight, data management, sensitivity analysis and bias testing.
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April 7, 2025
Event of Interest: K&L Gates to Host Webinar on Regulatory Enforcement in the Trump AdministrationThe webinar will address predictions for SEC and CFTC enforcement priorities, the impact of recent and anticipated changes in investigations and enforcement practices, and other fallout that regulated entities can expect as new leadership takes charge of these agencies.
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April 3, 2025
SEC Withdraws Litigation Support for Climate Disclosure RuleOn March 27, the SEC voted to abandon its prior defense of climate disclosure rules for public companies adopted in March 2024. Following its vote, the SEC sent a letter to the court that had consolidated the pending litigation that it was withdrawing its defense of the rules.
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April 2, 2025
MFDF Webinar: Director Oversight of Fund Management and Selected Fund Service ProvidersOn Thursday, April 3 at 2:00pm ET, MFDF and Paul Felsch the Founder & Owner of compliance consulting firm Helios, plan to host a webinar titled “Protectors & Partners: Best Practices of Director Oversight of Fund Management and Selected Fund Service Providers.”
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